March 5-30, 2012
"Plotting Via Motivation"
by Laurie Schnebly Campbell
Motivation is what drives your story. Any of us could write a book in which characters set out for a three-hour tour and get shipwrecked on an uncharted desert isle. We've seen what seven such characters would do...over and over and over again. But what would YOURS do? If you nail down any character's motivation, it doesn't matter whether the ship capsizes or lands safely three hours later. Your characters will create a plot from whatEVER happens, because you've got their motivation built in from the very beginning. Find out how, with a workshop that covers:
Your biggest question in motivation
The surprising core that makes it plausible
How deep do you go?
The Motivation Checklist, with 14 blanks
Difference between Goal and Motivation
Using motivation to build your plot
Laurie Schnebly Campbell grew up in a family that talked "motivation" around the dinner table. While her day job in advertising is responsible for her synopsis skills, her Master's in Counseling works for motivating characters in her novels...including one that beat out Nora Roberts for "Best Special Edition of the Year." Check her out at www.BookLaurie.com.
To register for the March "Plotting Via Motivation" course, click HERE.